Sealand Cup XXIX

**Sealand Cup XXIX**
Tournament details
Season(s)	47 (38th Sealand)
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Rohda Raalte (1st title)
Runner-up	HetBeste
Third place	1Utreg1
Fourth place	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	216 (4.15 per match)
Top scorer	Roeland Kuperus; (8 goals)
← XXVIII	XXX →

Sealand Cup XXIX was the twenty-ninth edition of the Sealand Cup, the friendly competition of the Sealand federation and was held in (Dutch) season 47. The final was held at Galg & Waard on 24 June 2015, where Rohda Raalte defeated HetBeste 5–0. Title holder 1Utreg1 was eliminated by HetBeste in the semi-finals.

Participating teams

24 teams participated in Sealand Cup XXIX, including three previous champions. Four teams made their début.

Team	Manager	Participation	Best Result
1Utreg1	DeDen	4th	Champion (XXVI, XXVIII)
AC Luna Spirit	Quoque	13th	Runner-Up (XXI)
Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam ^(Note)	Kasperge	2nd	Group Stage (I)
Appy United	Appiy	2nd	Group Stage (XXVIII)
Bal op 't Dak 10	Ajax17hooijdonk	8th	Round of Sixteen (XXIV)
D.W.I.W.	Japboppe	6th	Third Place (XXIV, XXVIII)
De Barracuda	Vosacre	1st	Début
F.C. Memorice	Memorice	12th	Champion (XX)
FC Atse	Atse	13th	Quarterfinals (XIX, XX, XXII, XXIII, XXV, XXVI)
FC Kwapl	Ernst_Kwapl	1st	Début
FC Sammie de Cavia	Spammie	22nd	Champion (XVII)
Gelderse Voetballers	WvW-Jelte	2nd	Group Stage (XXVII)
HetBeste	Lightsun	21st	Runner-Up (IX, XIX)
Juventa '12 en FC Twente Combinatie	-Edit-	1st	Début
Physios United	Malarkan	9th	Quarterfinals (XXVII)
Ploeg Van 'T Stad	Fr33k	8th	Fourth Place (XXV)
RKTVV	Luniz1	6th	Quarterfinals (XXIII, XXVIII)
Rode Ster Dordrecht	RedStarDordt	8th	Quarterfinals (XXIV, XXVI, XXVII)
Rohda Raalte	Sirr_Robin	6th	Third Place (XXVII)
Sherlock's Boys	Seabert	12th	Runner-Up (XIV, XVI, XVIII)
Utrechtseboys	Whielckert	20th	Runner-Up (X)
Viktor United City	JoaquimViktrodriguez	5th	Round of Sixteen (XXIII)
Zatarra Football Club	Mardandoo	1st	Début
Zwitsal Boys	Coopah	6th	Round of Sixteen (XXVII)

Note: Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam participated for the first time under that name. Their previous appeareance was as Gaan met die Sjaan.

Round and Draw Dates

Phase	Round	Draw date	Match dates
Group Stage	Matchday 1	6 May 2015 (Heeze, The Netherlands)	13 May 2015 (Week 9)
	Matchday 2		20 May 2015 (Week 10)
	Matchday 3		27 May 2015 (Week 11)
Knockout Stage	Second Round	None	3 June 2015 (Week 12)
	Quarterfinals		10 June 2015 (Week 13)
	Semi-Finals		17 June 2015 (Week 14)
	Final		23 June 2015 (Week 15)

Seeding

The draw for the group stage was held in Heeze on 6 May 2015.

Teams were seeded into four pots based on their Sealand-Coefficient. The Sealand-Coefficient was determined by league level, league results, Hatstats and results in the previous three Sealand Cups. Teams from the same region could not be drawn against each other. Title holder 1Utreg1 was seeded into first position (regardless of their coefficient) and automatically drawn into the Dogwood Group.

Pot I

Rank	Team	Coeff.
1.	1Utreg1 ^TH	415.13
2.	Rohda Raalte	377.06
3.	D.W.I.W.	306.66
4.	Rode Ster Dordrecht	303.24
5.	HetBeste	295.93
6.	AC Luna Spirit	291.22

Pot II

Rank	Team	Coeff.
7.	FC Atse	254.26
8.	Physios United	252.50
9.	RKTVV	245.91
10.	Zatarra Football Club	233.24
11.	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	221.78
12.	Bal op 't Dak '10	213.51

Pot III

Rank	Team	Coeff.
13.	Utrechtseboys	206.73
14.	Sherlock's Boys	194.91
15.	FC Sammie de Cavia	193.22
16.	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	166.47
17.	Zwitsal Boys	157.60
18.	De Barracuda	154.08

Pot IV

Rank	Team	Coeff.
19.	Gelderse Voetballers	151.31
20.	Viktor United City	140.30
21.	Appy United	130.83
22.	FC Kwapl	99.88
23.	F.C. Memorice	86.94
24.	Juventa '12 en FC Twente Com.	77.79

Group Stage

The Group Stage of the twenty-ninth Sealand Cup ran from 13 to 27 May 2015. Because of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the groups were named after the official provincial flowers of the six cities that hosted matches in the World Cup: the pacific dogwood (for Vancouver, British Columbia), the wild rose (for Edmonton, Alberta), the blue flag iris (for Montréal, Québec), the white trillium (for Ottawa, Ontario), the prairie crocus (for Winnipeg, Manitoba) and the purple violet (for Moncton, New Brunswick).

Format

The teams in each group played each other in a single round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once (at home or away). Each team earned 3 points for a win in regular time, 2 points for a win after extra time or after a penalty shoot-out, 1 point for a loss after extra time or after a penalty shoot-out and 0 points for a loss in regular time. For goal difference purposes, matches decided after extra time or after a penalty shoot-out were treated as if the match had been decided after a golden goal (regardless of the actual number of goals scored). This point system is similar to the system used by the (real-life) IIHF for international ice hockey matches. The order of play in each group was decided by draw.

The top-two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the second round (round of sixteen). If two or more teams were level on points, the head-to-head result was the main tie-breaking criterium.

Dogwood Group

Team	MP	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1Utreg1	3	2	1	0	0	7	1	+ 6	8
Zatarra Football Club	3	2	0	1	0	9	1	+ 8	7
Gelderse Voetballers	3	1	0	0	2	5	8	– 3	3
Zwitsal Boys	3	0	0	0	3	2	13	– 11	0

13 May 2015 (17:10)	1Utreg1	2 - 0 a.e.t.	Zatarra Football Club	Galg & Waard
		(526657538)		Galg & Waard

13 May 2015 (17:10)	Zwitsal Boys	1 - 5	Gelderse Voetballers	Zachte Zwitsalbilletjes Dome
		(526666878)		Zachte Zwitsalbilletjes Dome

20 May 2015 (17:10)	Zatarra Football Club	4 - 0	Zwitsal Boys	Zatarrian Base
		(526771490)		Zatarrian Base

20 May 2015 (17:10)	Gelderse Voetballers	0 - 2	1Utreg1	Gelder Arena
		(526772361)		Gelder Arena

27 May 2015 (17:10)	1Utreg1	4 - 1	Zwitsal Boys	Galg & Waard
		(526881092)		Galg & Waard

27 May 2015 (17:10)	Zatarra Football Club	5 - 0	Gelderse Voetballers	Zatarrian Base
		(526898396)		Zatarrian Base

Rose Group

Team	MP	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Rode Ster Dordrecht	3	1	2	0	0	7	0	+ 7	7
RKTVV	3	0	2	1	0	2	1	+ 1	5
FC Sammie de Cavia	3	1	0	2	0	2	2	± 0	5
Juventa '12 en FCTC	3	0	0	1	2	0	8	– 8	1

RKTVV finished ahead of FC Sammie de Cavia on head-to-head result: RKTVV 0–0 (2–0 p.s.o.) FC Sammie de Cavia

13 May 2015 (17:10)	Rode Ster Dordrecht	0 - 0 a.e.t.	FC Sammie de Cavia	Markettenweg
		(526659760)		Markettenweg
		Penalties
		3 – 0

13 May 2015 (17:10)	RKTVV	0 - 0 a.e.t.	Juventa '12 en FC Twente Combinatie	De Thuisfluiters Arena
		(526663461)		De Thuisfluiters Arena
		Penalties
		3 – 2

20 May 2015 (17:10)	Rode Ster Dordrecht	1 - 0 a.e.t.	RKTVV	Markettenweg
		(526805383)		Markettenweg

20 May 2015 (17:10)	FC Sammie de Cavia	2 - 0	Juventa '12 en FC Twente Combinatie	de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena
		(526774726)		de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena

27 May 2015 (17:10)	RKTVV	0 - 0 a.e.t.	FC Sammie de Cavia	De Thuisfluiters Arena
		(526884612)		De Thuisfluiters Arena
		Penalties
		2 – 0

27 May 2015 (17:10)	Juventa '12 en FC Twente Combinatie	0 - 5	Rode Ster Dordrecht	Clubbacimplexa
		(526880335)		Clubbacimplexa

Iris Group

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Rohda Raalte	3	3	0	12	0	+ 12	9
Physios United	3	2	1	9	5	+ 4	6
Utrechtseboys	3	1	2	5	9	– 4	3
FC Kwapl	3	0	3	1	13	– 12	0

13 May 2015 (17:10)	Rohda Raalte	3 - 0	Physios United	Camp Rohda
		(526666221)		Camp Rohda

13 May 2015 (17:10)	Utrechtseboys	3 - 1	FC Kwapl	De Boterkuip
		(526678843)		De Boterkuip

20 May 2015 (17:10)	Rohda Raalte	4 - 0	Utrechtseboys	Camp Rohda
		(526753798)		Camp Rohda

20 May 2015 (17:10)	Physios United	5 - 0	FC Kwapl	KNGF Homeground
		(526794974)		KNGF Homeground

27 May 2015 (17:10)	Physios United	4 - 2	Utrechtseboys	KNGF Homeground
		(526863233)		KNGF Homeground

27 May 2015 (17:10)	FC Kwapl	0 - 5	Rohda Raalte	Ernst Kwapl Stadion
		(526883323)		Ernst Kwapl Stadion

Trillium Group

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
AC Luna Spirit	3	3	0	14	4	+ 10	9
De Barracuda	3	2	1	7	5	+ 2	6
Ploeg Van 'T Stad	3	1	2	5	9	– 4	3
Appy United	3	0	3	0	8	– 8	0

13 May 2015 (13:00)	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	0 - 4	De Barracuda	'Vooruit, d'r uit!'-Arena
		(526665730)		'Vooruit, d'r uit!'-Arena

13 May 2015 (17:10)	Appy United	0 - 4	AC Luna Spirit	Het IJskonijnenhol
		(526668300)		Het IJskonijnenhol

20 May 2015 (13:00)	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	3 - 0	Appy United	'Vooruit, d'r uit!'-Arena
		(526765888)		'Vooruit, d'r uit!'-Arena

20 May 2015 (17:10)	AC Luna Spirit	5 - 2	De Barracuda	Azure Bowl
		(526839700)		Azure Bowl

27 May 2015 (17:10)	De Barracuda	1 - 0	Appy United	Open Zee Arena
		(526900770)		Open Zee Arena

27 May 2015 (17:25)	AC Luna Spirit	5 - 2	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	Azure Bowl
		(526886689)		Azure Bowl

Crocus Group

Team	MP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
D.W.I.W.	3	3	0	13	2	+ 11	9
Ad Maiorem Mei Glor.	3	2	1	8	3	+ 5	6
Bal op 't Dak '10	3	1	2	4	6	– 2	3
Viktor United City	3	0	3	0	14	– 14	0

13 May 2015 (17:10)	D.W.I.W.	2 - 1	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	D.W.I.W. Arena
		(526673950)		D.W.I.W. Arena

13 May 2015 (17:10)	Bal op 't Dak '10	2 - 0	Viktor United City	Olexiy Butenko Stadion
		(526685027)		Olexiy Butenko Stadion

20 May 2015 (17:10)	Bal op 't Dak '10	1 - 2	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	Olexiy Butenko Stadion
		(526778451)		Olexiy Butenko Stadion

20 May 2015 (17:10)	Viktor United City	0 - 7	D.W.I.W.	VUC Stadion
		(526781032)		VUC Stadion

27 May 2015 (17:10)	D.W.I.W.	4 - 1	Bal op 't Dak '10	D.W.I.W. Arena
		(526863434)		D.W.I.W. Arena

27 May 2015 (17:10)	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	5 - 0	Viktor United City	Blaise Remin Memorial Stadium
		(526889864)		Blaise Remin Memorial Stadium

Violet Group

Team	MP	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
HetBeste	3	2	0	1	0	14	4	+ 10	7
Sherlock's Boys	3	2	0	0	1	13	8	+ 5	6
FC Atse	3	1	1	0	1	7	5	+ 2	5
F.C. Memorice	3	0	0	0	3	2	19	– 17	0

13 May 2015 (17:10)	FC Atse	0 - 3	Sherlock's Boys	Ronald Meulenbroek Stadion
		(526685753)		Ronald Meulenbroek Stadion

13 May 2015 (17:10)	F.C. Memorice	0 - 6	HetBeste	Waaier
		(526732014)		Waaier

20 May 2015 (17:10)	HetBeste	7 - 2	Sherlock's Boys	La Via Nostra
		(526817213)		La Via Nostra

20 May 2015 (17:10)	FC Atse	5 - 1	F.C. Memorice	Ronald Meulenbroek Stadion
		(526766737)		Ronald Meulenbroek Stadion

27 May 2015 (17:10)	HetBeste	1 - 2 a.e.t.	FC Atse	La Via Nostra
		(526863515)		La Via Nostra

27 May 2015 (17:10)	Sherlock's Boys	8 - 1	F.C. Memorice	Sherlock's Estate
		(526878486)		Sherlock's Estate

Knockout Stage

The next stage of the tournament was the Knockout Stage. Sixteen teams qualified for this stage (the group winners and runners-up from all six groups, accompanied by the four best third-placed teams). Teams tied on points would be ranked by the results between the top-three teams only.

Draw

The teams were seeded first to sixteenth, based on their result in the group stage (only results between the top-three teams were taken into account when teams were tied on points). In the second round, the highest-seeded teams would face the lowest-seeded teams at home. The teams received a new seeding after each round, which included the results of the previous match. This means that the bracket was not fixed and all teams could face each other in subsequent rounds, depending on how they performed. One exception was made for teams that qualified from the same group: these teams could not meet each other in the second round.

The quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals were played at a neutral venue. Galg & Waard, the home stadium of 1Utreg1 (winner of the previous edition), was selected as host of the final. If 1Utreg1 had won their semi-final, another venue would have been selected instead.

Group Winners
Seed	Team	Pts	MP	W	W+	L+	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1.	Rohda Raalte	9	2	2	0	0	7	0	+ 7	6
2.	AC Luna Spirit	9	2	2	0	0	10	4	+ 6	6
3.	D.W.I.W.	9	2	2	0	0	6	2	+ 4	6
4.	1Utreg1	8	2	1	1	0	3	0	+ 3	5
5.	HetBeste	7	2	1	0	1	8	4	+ 4	4
6.	Rode Ster Dordrecht	7	2	0	2	0	2	0	+ 2	4

Group Runners-Up
Seed	Team	Pts	MP	W	W+	L+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7.	Zatarra Football Club	7	2	1	0	1	0	5	1	+ 4	4
8.	De Barracuda	6	2	1	0	0	1	9	4	+ 5	3
9.	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	6	2	1	0	0	1	3	3	± 0	3
10.	Physios United	6	2	1	0	0	1	4	5	– 1	3
11.	Sherlock's Boys	6	2	1	0	0	1	5	7	– 2	3
12.	RKTVV	5	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	± 0	3

Group Numbers Three
Seed	Team	Pts	MP	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13.	FC Atse	5	2	1	1	2	4	– 2	2
14.	FC Sammie de Cavia	5	2	1	1	0	2	– 2	2
15.	Bal op 't Dak '10	3	2	0	2	2	6	– 4	0
16.	Utrechtseboys	3	2	0	2	2	8	– 6	0
17.	Ploeg Van 'T Stad	3	2	0	2	2	9	– 7	0
18.	Gelderse Voetballers	3	2	0	2	0	7	– 7	0

According to the fixtures, Rohda Raalte had to play Utrechtseboys, but they could not meet again (as both teams qualified from the Iris Group). As they were the highest- and lowest-ranked qualifiers, no draw had to take place to determine each team's opponent: Rohda Raalte would play Bal op 't Dak '10 and Utrechtseboys would play AC Luna Spirit.

Bracket

Second Round			Quarterfinals			Semi-Finals			Final

1	Rohda Raalte	3
15	Bal op 't Dak '10	1
			2	Rohda Raalte (a.e.t.)	3

			7	Rode Ster Dordrecht	2
6	Rode Ster Dordrecht	3

11	Sherlock's Boys	2
						1	Rohda Raalte	2

						4	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	1
2	AC Luna Spirit	5

16	Utrechtseboys	0
			1	AC Luna Spirit	2

			8	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	4
8	De Barracuda	0

9	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	9
									1	Rohda Raalte	5

									2	HetBeste	0
4	1Utreg1	2

13	FC Atse	1
			4	1Utreg1	2

			5	Zatarra Football Club	0
7	Zatarra Football Club	5

10	Physios United	0
						2	1Utreg1	1

						3	HetBeste	2
3	D.W.I.W.	2

14	FC Sammie de Cavia	0							Small Final
			3	D.W.I.W.	0

			6	HetBeste	4
5	HetBeste	5								3	1Utreg1	3

12	RKTVV	1							4	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	0

Second Round

3 June 2015 (17:10)	Rohda Raalte	3 - 1	Bal op 't Dak '10	Camp Rohda
		(526973503)		Camp Rohda

3 June 2015 (17:10)	AC Luna Spirit	5 - 0	Utrechtseboys	Azure Bowl
		(526974020)		Azure Bowl

3 June 2015 (17:10)	D.W.I.W.	2 - 0	FC Sammie de Cavia	D.W.I.W. Arena
		(527009688)		D.W.I.W. Arena

3 June 2015 (17:10)	1Utreg1	2 - 1	FC Atse	Galg & Waard
		(526987328)		Galg & Waard

3 June 2015 (17:10)	HetBeste	5 - 1	RKTVV	La Via Nostra
		(527039878)		La Via Nostra

3 June 2015 (17:10)	Rode Ster Dordrecht	3 - 2	Sherlock's Boys	Markettenweg
		(526993069)		Markettenweg

3 June 2015 (17:10)	Zatarra Football Club	5 - 0	Physios United	Zatarrian Base
		(526992298)		Zatarrian Base

3 June 2015 (17:10)	De Barracuda	0 - 9	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	Open Zee Arena
		(526976216)		Open Zee Arena

Quarterfinals

10 June 2015 (17:10)	AC Luna Spirit	2 - 4	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	La Via Nostra (HetBeste)
		(527106961)		La Via Nostra (HetBeste)

10 June 2015 (17:10)	Rohda Raalte	3 - 2 a.e.t.	Rode Ster Dordrecht	Galg & Waard (1Utreg1)
		(527085216)		Galg & Waard (1Utreg1)

10 June 2015 (17:10)	D.W.I.W.	0 - 4	HetBeste	De Boterkuip (Utrechtseboys)
		(527082836)		De Boterkuip (Utrechtseboys)

10 June 2015 (17:10)	1Utreg1	2 - 0	Zatarra Football Club	de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena (FC Sammie de Cavia)
		(527096311)		de Tudorel Udreskoe Arena (FC Sammie de Cavia)

Semi-Finals

17 June 2015 (17:10)	Rohda Raalte	2 - 1	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	Canada Arena (FR Canada)
		(527217278)		Canada Arena (FR Canada)

17 June 2015 (17:10)	1Utreg1	1 - 2	HetBeste	Maple Leaf Gardens (Amsterdam Maple Leafs)
		(527213101)		Maple Leaf Gardens (Amsterdam Maple Leafs)

Small Final

24 June 2015 (17:10)	1Utreg1	3 - 0	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	Kirsten Arena (Fc De Snelle Vogels)
		(527300097)		Kirsten Arena (Fc De Snelle Vogels)

Final

24 June 2015 (17:10)	Rohda Raalte	5 - 0	HetBeste	Galg & Waard (1Utreg1)
		(527300013)		Galg & Waard (1Utreg1)

Sealand Cup XXIX Champion
Rohda Raalte First title

Top Goalscorers

Roeland Kuperus (HetBeste) became top scorer of the tournament with eight goals. In total, 216 goals were scored by 132 different players.

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Roeland Kuperus	HetBeste	8
2	Yaqoub Moutaqui	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	6
3	Royce Kenny	AC Luna Spirit	5
4	Geri Landauer	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	5
5	Perry Beuken	Sherlock's Boys	4
6	Flavio Fassio	D.W.I.W.
7	Bogdan Cucută	Rohda Raalte
8	Appie Schwarz	AC Luna Spirit
9	Levente Kepe	Rohda Raalte
10	Paolo Andenna	Zatarra Football Club

Royce Kenny won the Bronze Boot by virtue of playing fewer minutes (270) than Geri Landauer (360).

Five hat-tricks were scored during the tournament.

Player (goals)	Team	Goals scored	Result	Opponent	Round
Clem Midson	Physios United	2–0, 4–0, 5–0	5–0	FC Kwapl	Group Stage (Iris)
Roeland Kuperus	HetBeste	1–1, 4–1, 7–1	7–2	Sherlock's Boys	Group Stage (Violet)
Appie Schwarz	AC Luna Spirit	1–0, 2–0, 4–0	5–0	Utrechtseboys	Second Round
Geri Landauer (4)	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	0–3, 0–4, 0–6, 0–9	0–9	De Barracuda	Second Round
Yaqoub Moutaqui	Ad Maiorem Mei Gloriam	0–1, 0–7, 0–8	0–9	De Barracuda	Second Round

Trivia

The total attendance was 79,293 - an average of 1,525 per match.
The match with the highest attendance was the Trillium Group match between AC Luna Spirit and Ploeg Van 'T Stad (3,148).
The match with the lowest attendance was the Violet Group match between F.C. Memorice and HetBeste (618).
The overall Sealand Cup attendance surpassed two million visitors (during the first group round).

Zsolt Puska (FC Atse) scored the 5500th Sealand Cup goal in the Violet Group match against HetBeste.
Rostislav Grishmanovskiy (FC Atse) became the first player to score in ten different Sealand Cups.

The highest ratings were achieved by 1Utreg1 (420 Hatstats) in their quarterfinal against Zatarra Football Club.
The highest-rated match was a quarterfinal (797 Hatstats) between 1Utreg1 (420) and Zatarra Football Club (377). This was a new Sealand record for the highest-rated match.